Milton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle25%—99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers81%0.44″98°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle81%—96°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm54%—86°70°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—96°70°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—99°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle41%—91°69°-8°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Milton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27305
15-Day Forecast — Milton
- Sun99°72°25%
- Mon98°76°81%
- Tue96°70°81%
- Wed86°70°54%
- Thu96°70°25%
- Fri99°72°20%
- Sat91°69°41%
- Sun98°70°33%
- Mon90°70°18%
- Tue87°64°11%
- Wed92°64°8%
- Thu94°69°33%
- Fri85°70°48%
- Sat92°69°39%
- Sun94°68°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Milton
SPC has placed Milton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Milton
- 27305